As requested by Michael, here is what I know of books about BRM and certain people associated with the team. Please post any corrections, additions, etc. If there is a cover image listed, then I can post that image if requested. Values are most likely upper limits in US dollars and please do not take them as gospel!

Of course I should add that Doug Nye may well have something to say about the BRM bibliography! However, none of his three BRM volumes published so far contain a bibliography, or an index for that matter. I am guessing that these will be included in Vol. 4.

Of course I should add that Doug Nye may well have something to say about the BRM bibliography! However, none of his three BRM volumes published so far contain a bibliography, or an index for that matter. I am guessing that these will be included in Vol. 4.

Glad to be of help in the BRM bibliography. In addition to those books, of course there are several BRM driver biographies (i.e. Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart) that will also have information.

If anyone else has a request for a specialized bibliography, let me know. I have the odd hobby of working on a data base of motorized land vehicle (mainly auto, truck, motorcycle, bus, tractor) books and magazines. Currently the data base contains 52,455 book entries, 18,734 magazine-year entries, and 63,779 cover images. I am one sick puppy!

Glad to be of help in the BRM bibliography. In addition to those books, of course there are several BRM driver biographies (i.e. Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart) that will also have information.

If anyone else has a request for a specialized bibliography, let me know. I have the odd hobby of working on a data base of motorized land vehicle (mainly auto, truck, motorcycle, bus, tractor) books and magazines. Currently the data base contains 52,455 book entries, 18,734 magazine-year entries, and 63,779 cover images. I am one sick puppy!

Glad to be of help in the BRM bibliography. In addition to those books, of course there are several BRM driver biographies (i.e. Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart) that will also have information.

If anyone else has a request for a specialized bibliography, let me know. I have the odd hobby of working on a data base of motorized land vehicle (mainly auto, truck, motorcycle, bus, tractor) books and magazines. Currently the data base contains 52,455 book entries, 18,734 magazine-year entries, and 63,779 cover images. I am one sick puppy!

Well, these numbers are just incredible! One question which comes to me is what tool do you use for your database? What is the oldest book in there?

Well, these numbers are just incredible! One question which comes to me is what tool do you use for your database? What is the oldest book in there?

I use Microsoft Access for the database.

The oldest book is "New System Of Inland Conveyance For Goods And Passengers", published in 1827, by Meohurst, published by Bretell, 38 pages. The topic is the use of compressed air to power vehicles. Then there are a number of books from 1830 to around 1891 on the topic of steam road locomotion. The earliest "proper" car book in the database seems to be "Traité Théorique Et Pratique Des Moteurs A Gaz Et A Pétrole", 1st edition, 1886, by Witz, Aimé Marie Joseph.

For those of us waiting for the Ian Walker Racing book from Coterie, I received the following message from the publisher today:

"I am sorry to have to inform you that we have incurred a few delays with the production of this title and as a result we will not be in a position to mail your order until September.
The books themselves are printed in China and whilst the printing process is now complete, we still have to allow shipping time across the ocean."

Here's the list of African Safari books. These are focused on the event, there is additional information in books covering the history of the car manufacturers and biographies of the drivers who took part.

Safari Rally - 50 years of the toughest rally in the world 2nd and Limited Edition, by Klein, Reinhard; Diemel, Helmut and Davenport, John, published by McKlein, 2006, 432 pages, value: $600, Special limited edition of 250 unique books: each unique cover handcrafted by Kenyan craftswomen and each purchaser could decide the actual photographic content of the first twelve pages of the book. Signed by D.P. Marwaha, B. Waldegard and C. McRae. Cover image: safariRallyKleinLtdEd.jpg

I have the Barnard and Disney books - is the latter really worth that much!

Who knows? It's probably an upper limit. I estimate values by looking at established dealers in car books, like Warth, Pooks, Bowen, Horton, Green Mountain, Palmier, Motorsmania. As per the recent discussion about Horton, these are all high-end. Also, the values are in US dollars, not UK pounds. On the US version of the TV show Antiques Roadshow, there are three levels of appraisal values: auction (lowest), retail, and insurance (highest). I'd take the values I estimate as insurance values.

New books from Haynes include Motorsport Explorer by a well-known (if pseudonymous) colleague of ours on this Forum.More details about more motor sport venues of the British Isles than you would think possible, beautifully presented.

Already out. Racemaker had a booth at the Millers at the Mile the first weekend of July where the books were for sale. Quite a number were moved.

Finn will be at the Milwaukee Masterpiece Concours on August 26 as stated in link 1. He is scheduled to speak at noon that day during the "Tell us about your car" seminar about the events and the book.

Ferrari Brochures 1945 - 1964 was launched at Retromobile. The published title is "The Sales Drive from Maranello" and it covers the official Ferrari brochures from 1940 - 1964. I doubt it will have much appeal for Nostlalgia forum readers, as it is a very specialised subject. Although launched at Retromobile there were certain aspects that we weren't happy with, and we have gone to the great cost of reprinting some sections, so there is a delay in delivering copies, but they will be ready in about a month. The delay is a bit disappointing but we want the product and the content to be the best possible.The postcard book is 95% ready. The published title will be "A Postcard from Maranello", and it is about the early official Ferrari b/w postcards. It features more than 200 postcards, many of which have not been published before. This will be a few months yet as continued research has brought new information to light, and this is being added.

Nathan

"The Sales Drive from Maranello" is now officially published, and on sale - at last Nathan

Has this book been discussed previously?. If not does anyone have any comments about it?.

Mike Hawthorn One Glorious Hour: A True Story - July 1958 - January 1959

Thanks in advance,Jeff.

Well, I am currently reading it, but after having quite high hopes for it, the book is proving to be more of a struggle to read than I'd anticipated. I'm about a third through and so far some glaring mistakes keep making me want to give up. Such lines as "when Mike drove for Ferrari in 1956" and "Mike took a morning stroll around the swimming pool complex" in Monaco just tells me the author has done next to no research.

That and it reads a bit too much like a romance novel meets thriller for my liking. Don Shaw has clearly written the book in the hope that it would become a screenplay (with such lines as "as Enzo wiped a tear from behind his dark galsses looking at Luigi's photo now in the shrine beside Dino's") and it thus fails in my opinion to hit the mark.

To add to Frank's most comprehensive list of BRM titles (as Michael says, "How much I didn't know"), one which is in the offing: http://www.haynes.co.../...3&langId=-1Currently listed on Amazon UK for £39

New books from Haynes include Motorsport Explorer by a well-known (if pseudonymous) colleague of ours on this Forum.More details about more motor sport venues of the British Isles than you would think possible, beautifully presented.

Amazon lists someone who is already offering it second-hand . . .

Just received mine in the post. Thoroughly recommended. Would make a splendid basis for long weekends rummaging around the countryside looking for these places.

Could anyone recommend a good book about Group C cars? I read about these cars in the latest issue of Autosport and I would like to know more about them.
I already have Peter Morgan's "Porsche 956/962 - The Enduring Champions" and I know there are several books out there that focus on Jaguars and Sauber-Mercedes.
Are there any books that offer an in depth look at the Group C era as a whole?

Could anyone recommend a good book about Group C cars? I read about these cars in the latest issue of Autosport and I would like to know more about them. I already have Peter Morgan's "Porsche 956/962 - The Enduring Champions" and I know there are several books out there that focus on Jaguars and Sauber-Mercedes. Are there any books that offer an in depth look at the Group C era as a whole?

If you can find a copy I would reccommend Ian Briggs' book ENDURANCE RACING 1982-1991 published by Osprey in 1992.

Sadly for reasons I am unaware of this really excellent tome never received the plaudits it so deserved, it has 400 pages including index, race results for each year and is packed with detail. The only downside is that there are no colour images, presumably due to the publisher's photo budget limitations.

Otherwise this is the book to have if you want to know what, why and where but I've no idea how much it will cost you, I bought mine years ago from Chris Knapmann who no longer trades.

If you can find a copy I would reccommend Ian Briggs' book ENDURANCE RACING 1982-1991 published by Osprey in 1992.

Sadly for reasons I am unaware of this really excellent tome never received the plaudits it so deserved, it has 400 pages including index, race results for each year and is packed with detail. The only downside is that there are no colour images, presumably due to the publisher's photo budget limitations.

Otherwise this is the book to have if you want to know what, why and where but I've no idea how much it will cost you, I bought mine years ago from Chris Knapmann who no longer trades.

I wholeheartedly agree with Paul on Ian Briggs book, its excellent. Another book you might like to consider although its pricey is Janos Wimpffen's Monocoques & Ground Effects. This is part of a 4 book series and book 4 covers the Group C era.